Pennsylvania Senate Race

Top Industries

2012 Race: Pennsylvania Senate

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Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.

From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.

Tom Smith (R)

Industry

Total

Retired

$382,573

Leadership PACs

$277,889

Mining

$204,448

Republican/Conservative

$185,322

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$92,225

Lawyers/Law Firms

$79,400

Securities & Investment

$73,652

Misc Business

$65,700

Oil & Gas

$65,650

Real Estate

$57,750

General Contractors

$45,750

Misc Energy

$44,330

Misc Finance

$42,000

Business Services

$40,300

Health Professionals

$38,250

Building Materials & Equipment

$36,550

Insurance

$34,950

Education

$34,175

Special Trade Contractors

$30,600

Trucking

$29,200

Bob Casey (D)

Industry

Total

Lawyers/Law Firms

$2,076,350

Securities & Investment

$391,348

Real Estate

$384,408

Retired

$373,071

Lobbyists

$361,091

Health Professionals

$359,835

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

$347,380

Hospitals/Nursing Homes

$297,047

Insurance

$265,050

Leadership PACs

$259,364

Education

$234,995

TV/Movies/Music

$213,175

Business Services

$178,300

Misc Finance

$161,273

Health Services/HMOs

$154,650

Pro-Israel

$148,575

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$145,113

Electric Utilities

$135,600

Public Sector Unions

$106,900

Accountants

$98,875

Rayburn Smith (L)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the
2006 - 2012 Senate election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on
Monday, March 25, 2013. ("Help!
The numbers don't add up...")

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